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Roque Nublo

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The Roque Nublo is one of the greatest landmarks on the island of Gran Canaria. With a height of 1817 meters the Roque Nublo is not the highest mountain on the island, the Pico de las Nieves is with a height of 1948 higher than the Roque Nublo, however he is with his finger-shaped rock monolith a particular attraction.

In the pre-Hispanic times was the mountain with its prominent rock a special state. It was a holy place for the indigenous people of Gran Canaria. It served them as a ritual place to make sacrifice to the sun-god. The rock bound deep in the earth but with the soaring monoliths
made this place to a mystical sanctuary.

The Roque Nublo is a remnant of a huge volcano. It`s the solidified magma in the vent of this volcano. The softer rock of the volcanic cone has been removed by erosion in the course of time. The harder rock of the volcanic vent remained standing and formed the bedrock. On the way to the Roque Nublo there is also a prominent rock formation called the Roque El Fraile. It is also composed of the same rock material and was eroded in the course of time. Right next to the Roque Nublo we see a monolith which is reminiscent of a frog, called Roque Rana.

We park at the well accessible parking area La Goleta at
N 27 57.943 / W 015 36.097 at the road GC-600. Here starts your walk to the Roque Nublo and you can study the information boards. Marker show you the well walkable way towards the plateau.

To log this earthcache answer the following questions and perform these conditions.

1. What is the material (kind of rock) of which the Roque Nublo consists!

2. What is the height of his finger-shaped monolith?

3. What kind of erosion is responsible for the genesis of Roque Nublo

4. Calculate the area of the little information board (Square centimeter) at the beginning of the pathway to the Roque Nublo.

5. (Optional) Take a picture of you and your GPS at the plateau nearby the listingkoordinates and post it in your log!

6. (Optional) Approaching the Roque Nublo, take another Picture and post it in your log!

Attention: Posting a picture is optional and no log condition.But i am always happy about pretty pictures.

Send your answers to nublo@mraqua.de or write by GC.com Formular and you can immediately log the Cache. At inconsistencies I will contact you.